Paul Reviews.... the HTC TyTN II (Kaiser)

[Guest mjaaron]

Well it's listed on the German Microsoft Windows Mobile site (http://www.microsoft.com/germany/windowsmobile/smartphone/details.mspx?id=IDACAKK).

For some reason it says it HASN'T got any of the following:

Microsoft Outlook Mobile

Microsoft Office Mobile

Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile

Direct Push E-Mail

Voice Dialling

Speaker Phone

It also says there is no information available on what type of Data Connections it has...

[Guest enthropy]

Hi,

I'm curious if the new aspects of touch-flo features on the Kaiser will allow you to remove the scroll bar.

I would like to do this because the scroll bar takes up unnecessary space from the small 2,8 inch screen in Contacts, Tasks, Listpro etc.

I guess with the touch-flo features the scroll bar would be unnecessary and can be removed, or am I wrong :)

[Guest J273]

The deal with Expansys will be a free copy of 'MoDaCo CamerAware P4550 Edition' (or whatever the device ends up being called!) and a free year subscription to 'MoDaCo Ad Free' (so you can come and talk about your new toy!)... i'm trying to line up other stuff too :)

Re: SDHC - back read - my SanDisk 4GB microSDHC card should be here today.

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Just a thought...will the unit be coming from expansys themselves or through the modaco shop?

Will it still have the same returns policy of 21days that expansys offer?

i probably wont return it ,Just asking though

Edited August 8, 2007 by J273

[Guest Shuflie]

Good news... the 4GB microSDHC works a treat! :)

Bargain at 33 quid odd including reader and delivery methinks...

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Hi Paul, I may be too late but can you check if the included camera app works with your 4GB microSDHC before you fill more than 2GB of the card?

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

The SIM free units will definitely be Expansys, the connected units will be via the MoDaCo Shop wherever possible.

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Just a thought...will the unit be coming from expansys themselves or through the modaco shop?

Will it still have the same returns policy of 21days ,that expansys do?

i probably wont return it ,Just asking though

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Eh? Yeah, it works fine...

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Hi Paul, I may be too late but can you check if the included camera app works with your 4GB microSDHC before you fill more than 2GB of the card?

[Guest J273]

The SIM free units will definitely be Expansys, the connected units will be via the MoDaCo Shop wherever possible.

P

Great,Thanks Paul :)

[Guest loomastic]

http://www.qtek.se/sweden/produkter/htc_tytn_ii.aspx

Tjohoo, nice signs that it's close to release in Sweden!

[Guest Skeese]

How much are we looking at for the contract bound HTC Kaiser units through MoDaCo shop?

[Guest mikeeey]

Good news... the 4GB microSDHC works a treat! :)

Bargain at 33 quid odd including reader and delivery methinks...

P

those 2 pictures werent taken by the kaiser by any chance were they?

[Guest GordonTGopher]

those 2 pictures werent taken by the kaiser by any chance were they?

Yes they were :) check the exif data.

Gordon

[Guest lozzd]

Says Photoshop CS 3 (resized I guess) for me...

[Guest Stuart_f]

For those who can't be bothered to check themselves the Exif data says:

Camera Data 1

Make : HTC

Model: HTC_P4550

Date Time: 2007-08-08T13:10:46+01:00

PNG Data

CreationTime: 2007-08-08T13:31:33+01:00

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows

So yes, the camera used was the Kaiser and it was edited in Photoshop.

The real question is why Paul make us wait a whole 23 minutes before he posted his picture, doesn't he know I have an addiction to the refresh button?

[Guest lozzd]

Ah, I should've known better than to use Windows Vista to check the EXIF data :)

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

:)

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[Guest clarkster]

Hi Paul,

Can we get the Core Media Player benchmark??

[Guest clarkster]

Here is the link for the samples which people usaually used for Benchmark

http://picard.exceed.hu/samples/

It is good to test the CPU using the file RL_XQ_640x480_1500_128.avi to test it. This is the 640 x 480 Matrix Reload Trialer.

And here is the page for some old benchmark

http://blogs.shintak.info/articles/667.aspx

http://blogs.shintak.info/articles/11359.aspx

Here are the links again

[Guest JMs_]

While you're in a testing mood Paul, could you please load up MobiPocket Reader. I am interested in how much real estate the screen gives you.

Cheers,

James

[Guest xricex]

Is the announcement still tommorow? or has it been changed?.. so the kaiser ... tytn II.. p4550.. will actually "exist" lol

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

I think something will happen on Thursday...

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[Guest clarkster]

Quite a few different names for it now - depending on your carrier, etc

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=confirmed-...-as-htc-tytn-ii

[Guest Sirox]

Hi, this is my first post here, although I am not at all a newbie on PDA phones. I have had many different devices, including Magician, Tytn, and many iterations of Treos, and Symbian devices.

I have a question for Paul and the other WM6 experts.

What has always bothered me of Windows Mobile 5 (and earlier) in comparison to Symbian phones is the implementation of WiFi. What I mean is that in Symbian you can create various access points, and they can be GPRS/3G or WiFi with no difference in usage. Hence, an email program or any other program can be configured to use a WiFi access point, or a 3G access point, all automatically. And in many cases, apps can try WiFi first and then go with 3G if that fails.

With WM on the other hand, it always comes to having to switch WiFi on "MANUALLY", and the really irritating thing is that WiFi always switches itself off when the device goes in standby. By doing so, email checks will automatically use 3G (as WiFi won't be ready), and VoIP use is impossible, as WiFi is disconnected when the phone goes in standby, hence it cannot receive calls.

On Nokia smartphones, on the other hand, VoIP can be left always on (using WiFi). And the interesting thing is that a Nokia phone can have VoIP active on WiFi for the whole day, and still be very good on battery levels at the end of the day. While with WM devices, WiFi wil completely drain the battery after an hour or two.

:)

Now the question is: has all this changed with WM6? Meaning, can WiFi work in standby, and can Outlook Mobile perform email checks using WiFi (waking up from standby)? And can the device automatically try your WiFi access point, and then fall back to 3G if that is missing?

Thanks! :P

[Guest robot_ron2004]

Hi, Paul. Have you tried MS Voice Command 1.6 yet?

[Guest robot_ron2004]

Hi, Paul. Have you tried MS Voice Command 1.6 with the Kaiser yet?

[Guest Y@nn]

Hello Paul, I wondered by surfing on the net with open wifi where ever we can and also on the net without beeing protected by anti virus or firewall, could be at risk for the PPC, I mean virus and trojan stuff?do we have to install something?

I was just wondering, probably all this crap is not our concern because of the other OS version, WM vs XP,Vista etc...but anyway could be in a time, that PPC/PDA will be at risk?what is you comment about that?

Thks

Y@nn